28 min
#48 - Jennifer Frey and Increasing Access with Variable Tuition at Trinity Christian School Enrollment Insights Podcast
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In this episode, you will hear from Jennifer Frey. Jennifer is the Director of Admission for Trinity Christian School, a K-12 private school in Fairfax, Virginia. As a military wife, her family has moved many times. Her children found a school-home at Trinity which led to her joining the Admission team there one year later. Her background in sales and marketing, including owning her own internet-based clothing company, and in education through the homeschool teaching of her children and working as a teacher online, have combined to assist her in leading the admission process for families interested in Trinity Christian School. She is passionate about creating an experience where families feel valued, welcomed, respected, and heard, even at a time of record applications and enrollment.
:30 - Meet Jennifer
2:16 - Something Jennifer tried that didn't work and what she learned
5:12 - Jennifer's approach to brainstorming
6:10 - How admission and marketing partner at Trinity
7:25 - Why some schools may be hesitant to explore different solutions for affordability
10:50 - Trinity's path to offering variable tuition
17:15 - The importance of your "front of house" communications in rolling out a new tuition model
19:15 - How current and prospective families responded to Trinity Christian School's decision to offer variable tuition
23:52 - Lessons learned from Trinity's variable tuition rollout
27:51 - Where to connect with Jennifer and learn more
Show notes are available on the Enrollment Insights Blog at niche.bz/podcast.
In the Enrollment Insights Podcast, you'll hear about novel solutions to problems, ways to make processes better for students, and the questions that spark internal reflection and end up changing entire processes.
In this episode, you will hear from Jennifer Frey. Jennifer is the Director of Admission for Trinity Christian School, a K-12 private school in Fairfax, Virginia. As a military wife, her family has moved many times. Her children found a school-home at Trinity which led to her joining the Admission team there one year later. Her background in sales and marketing, including owning her own internet-based clothing company, and in education through the homeschool teaching of her children and working as a teacher online, have combined to assist her in leading the admission process for families interested in Trinity Christian School. She is passionate about creating an experience where families feel valued, welcomed, respected, and heard, even at a time of record applications and enrollment.
:30 - Meet Jennifer
2:16 - Something Jennifer tried that didn't work and what she learned
5:12 - Jennifer's approach to brainstorming
6:10 - How admission and marketing partner at Trinity
7:25 - Why some schools may be hesitant to explore different solutions for affordability
10:50 - Trinity's path to offering variable tuition
17:15 - The importance of your "front of house" communications in rolling out a new tuition model
19:15 - How current and prospective families responded to Trinity Christian School's decision to offer variable tuition
23:52 - Lessons learned from Trinity's variable tuition rollout
27:51 - Where to connect with Jennifer and learn more
Show notes are available on the Enrollment Insights Blog at niche.bz/podcast.
In the Enrollment Insights Podcast, you'll hear about novel solutions to problems, ways to make processes better for students, and the questions that spark internal reflection and end up changing entire processes.
28 min